[ti:The Ballad of Billy the Kid] [ar:Billy Joel] [al:] [00:01.54]Billy Joel [00:02.37] [00:04.36]The Ballad Of Billy The Kid [00:05.09] [01:01.66]From a town known as Wheeling, West Virginia [01:07.68]Rode a boy with a six-gun in his hand [01:13.79]And his daring life of crime [01:16.56]Made him a legend in his time [01:19.46]East and West of the Rio Grande [01:23.36] [01:34.16]Well he started with a bank in Colorado [01:39.64]In the pocket of his vest a Colt he hid [01:45.21]And his age and his size [01:48.20]Took the teller by surprise [01:51.10]And the word spread of Billy the Kid [01:55.50] [01:59.86]Well he never travelled heavy [02:02.39]Yes, he always rode alone [02:05.41]And he soon put many older guns to shame [02:11.08]Well he never had a sweetheart [02:13.69]And he never had a home [02:16.86]But the cowboys and the ranchers knew his name [02:22.20] [02:22.85]Well he robbed his way from Utah to Oklahoma [02:25.47]And the law just could not seem to track him down [02:33.30]And it served his legend well [02:36.32]For the folks they love to tell [02:39.33]'Bout when Billy the Kid came to town [02:43.11] [03:40.40]One cold day a posse captured Billy [03:45.81]And the judge said, "String 'im up for what he did." [03:51.23]And the cowboys and their kin [03:54.08]Like the sea came pourin' in [03:56.80]To watch the hangin' of Billy the Kid [04:01.20] [04:05.76]Well he never travelled heavy [04:07.99]Yes, he always rode alone [04:11.04]And he soon put many older guns to shame [04:16.34]Well he never had a sweetheart [04:19.00]Tho' he finally found a home [04:21.97]Underneath the Boot Hill grave that bears his name [04:27.79] [04:28.34]From a town known as Oyster Bay, Long Island [04:33.75]Rode a boy with a six-pack in his hand [04:39.37]And his daring life of crime [04:42.51]Made him a legend in his time [04:45.72]East and West of the Rio Grande [04:50.24]